September 22, 2017
Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney
Danielle Rangel
This is a great article that depicts Walt Disney’s life and his creation of his lovable characters! I think it is interesting how Walt Disney was able to take his bad experiences and create something as amazing and influential as his cartoons. It is definitely inspiring to see how his dream turned into a huge franchise that revolutionized cartoons today. Overall it is amazing to see how he started out and how he fought for his dreams!
05/03/2023
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Hunter Stiles
First of all, Congratulations on not only the publication of an article but the publication of an award winning article! Huge congrats! It was a pleasure to read this article! My love and admiration for Walt Disney began when I was a young adolescent. I always wanted to be as inspiring and wonderful as the Walt Disney Company considered him to be. I love that he came up with the idea of parks that create a sense of imagination and curiosity for everyone who visits them! My knowledge of Walt’s life has improved significantly as a result of the article’s writing style and usage of graphics. What a great read!
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Victoria Castillo
Great article and congratulations on your award Christine! Growing up watching most of Walt Disney’s creations it was really interesting to learn just how the man started off his career. To learn about the struggles he had to go through just to get to a certain point in his life where he was able to make a true breakthrough for himself with Mickey Mouse was just amazing. I never once knew that he had a friend like Ubbe Iwerks for most of his journey. I wonder where he went after the creation of Mickey Mouse.
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Rosalyn Ledesma
Wonderful article! I had known that Mickey Mouse wasn’t Walt Disney’s first cartoon but I never knew that he had been a creation after Disney lost Oswald. I wonder if Disney had been grateful that he lost Oswald, because had he not, Mickey and the empire that has become of Disney would have never existed. Which makes me wonder if Disney would be proud of the power and influence his dream has become even after his passing.
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Jacob Anthony Ayala
I really enjoyed the tone and the writing of this article. I’ve always liked reading articles about Disney and how these characters got their start. Reading this article was eye-opening I had no clue that Mickey was not the original sidekick. But I really liked the ending of the article. Mickey is not just a funny character but he represented Walt’s work ethic and grit.
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Alexandra Ballard
Congratulations on your award! I didn’t know Walt Disney served in World War 1, if I’m being honest, I didn’t piece together he was even that old! Watching Snow White now, I think it’s a cool movie, but to have a 250% profit margin is excellent! Sometimes it’s difficult to gauge the quality of something without having a thorough idea of the time it was created.
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Iris Reyna
Congrats Christine on winning the Fall 2017 award for Best Article in Cultural History and best image in your categories. Your article was very impressive and well-written. I’ve always believed in the saying that things happen for a reason. That’s exactly what Walt Disney experienced. It’s sad that he lost Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Universal Pictures but if he did not experience this set back we would not have the famous Mickey Mouse or the theme parks that Walt and Roy Disney created and finished. It was truly an amazing article that showed what setbacks in life can give you if you just open the next door and never give up.
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Guiliana Devora
I believe the story of Walt Disney will forever be inspirational and the author did an amazing job of telling his story. It is insane to me to think that Mickey Mouse was designed on a train ride right after Walt Disney literally got fired from his job. Honestly though that just goes to show that no matter what you go through in life there will always be a way out of it, and if something happens it is not the end of the world. After Walt Disney got fired he literally went on to become one of the most successful men in the world.
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Lyle Ballesteros
A really good article about Walt Disney and how he started the company Disney that is one of the biggest in the world today and will be known throughout our history. I never knew about his backstory at all so this was very enlightening for me, and I learned a lot from reading this article. I never knew for example that he served in the military and was deployed into France for a brief moment of time which definitely shaped his view and career moving forward.
12/03/2023
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Maria Luevano
Congratulations on your award for Best Article in the Category of “Cultural History” and Best Use of a Featured Image! The article is very well deserving of these awards. Disney movies and shows were a big part of my life during my childhood and bring so many memories watching them now. It was super interesting to learn about the man who started it all. I had no idea about his life hardships, but I am glad I read this article and learn more about Walt Disney and his life.
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